Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-06-15

Jack Smith, as he was commonly calle
by the boys, lad of 10 years, son of Rev
Mr.. Smith, who few years ago preache,
for the Methodist congregation in this place
had leg crushed by freight cars at Hunt
ingdon, last Saturday. Boys will take the
risk of jumping cars. The penalty they pa,
is fearful 70 think of.
Anti-Poverty-Society Henry George II
lecturing at the rate of $50 a night, which
is all right enough if people will pay tha
to him out of their own funds, but what al
inconsistent fellow he is, in not practicine
what he breaches, he has never been known
to equalize, aud share his fifty dollars with
people who earned nothing that night.
On Saturday night . week about 9 o'clock
IS A. III. Barner and family, of Orienta
were returning from q visit to friend,
house, they found their barn in flames
They were near enough to get to the barr
and turn out the live stock. The door Of
the house had been forced open by a grub.
bing hoe, but nothing more than bread was
taken from it.
The corner stone of Rmanuel's Bvangel.
ical Lutheran Church, at Thompsontown
will be laid with appropriate ceremonies,
on June 10th at 10 A. II. Rev. A. II.
Spsngler, of Port Royal, President of Gen.
trail Pennsylvania Synod of tho Evangeli-
cal Lutheran Church, has consented to
preach the sermon on the occasion. Neigh
boring pastors and the community general
ly are cordially invited to attond.
Mrs. Soda, of Jericho Mills was thrown
out of her spring wagon, on Main
street on Wednesday, by the sudden
turning of the horse. The seat ofthe wa.
gon went with her and covered her
from sight. The horse seemed unconscious
of the mischief he had done by his sudden
turning and stood quietly while Mrs. Soda
was taken from under the wagon seat and
from between the wheels of the vehicle.
Captain Hinkle escorted the old lady into
his store where she sat and recovered from
the fright that had overtaken her by the
fall.
The Indian and his communistic way of
living is rapidly disappearing. Henry
George and DR.. McGlynn of New York City
should hasten to his rescue. What fine
big "Inguns" George and the DR.. would
make. Arse, and whoop ye Indian braves,
George and the Doctor, for the Washington
government seems to be seriously contem-
plating the breaking up of the Indian COM
munistic system of holding the land in
common. President Cleveland under an
act of Congress seems to be about to stake
the land off in to plots, SO much for each
Indian, and with that proprietorship confer
citizenship.
On the 9TH, water spout west of Hoover
vile, Somerset county, did great damage
10 Hoovsryille. The town was entirely I'M
der water, the destruction of property can
uOl do lSb uC uOuScc
were washed off their foundation walls.
One hundred families lost everything and
fed to the hills for personal safety. The
water ran in a great wave along the streams
carrying all bridges before it, and spread
itself over that part of Johns town built on
the level land. A great deal of damage
was done to property in Johnstown. Mrs
J. D. Morrell and Colonel Cooper died from
the effects of excitement caused by the wa
ter flooding the lower story of their respec.
tive houses.
The Committee of Arrangements have
not yet quite perfected their programme
for the celebration of the glorious 4th, but
within day. time all things will be ready
for announcement. Give day to the eel
ebration of the memory of the deeds Of the
great great and-fatheIs, who gave us thi.
goodly political heritage. While the Pop
ulation of Juniata is made up almost exclu
siveIy of people who are descendants of the
patriots of l776, it has q sprinkling OF
worthy foreigners, for whom, the patriots
said, this country should be place of ref.
uge and safety, foreigners who have come
to the Republic to make it their home ant
who are helping to bear the cares of thei
respective districts. They are cordially in
vited TO participate in the Jubilee on th'
4th.
From the Newport News: A confidentia
circle IN Buffalo twp, periodically searci
for keg of gold. A light at certain time
directs them to the spot where the hidde1
treasure lies in the earth. A few night
ago they dug a hole IN the ground larg
enough to bury q baby elephant, and jus
as one of the number was about to lay hi
hands on the precious mineral the dev
stepped up behind him. The mans wifi
was present and fearing that her husban
might be translated to shoel If he touche
the keg she cried out that the devil was pre-
paring to snatch him baldhesded, ard b
should let the gold go. He "letergo" in
stantly and Of course the opportunity
get wealthy in haste and without work psss
ed. 1t will not come again until the hgt
appears favoraoly.
MeMeen the unfortunate young MAJ
who now is in Jail, under sentence
death, can count without much ment'
effort the minutes that intervene betwee
his life and the time fixed for his hangin
in the Jail yard in this place on u
23rd day of this month, which will be Thur
dsy of next week. How his lawyers vi
succeed before the pardon board ne
Tuesday remains to be learned, but 1t th'
do not succeed better than on previous o
casions, McMeen's hours in this world CT
not be many. His lawyers have made
long hard fight for him. First, they s'ru
eled hard for him before the jury Secon
they made almost desperate effort Tor
new trial Third, they appealed to the ,